Group 1 Week 2 Research

A device for manipulating news read by other people on wireless hotspots. Built into a small and innocuous wall plug, the Newstweek device appears part of the local infrastructure, allowing writers to remotely edit news read on wireless devices without the awareness of their users.

A related local news story. Harrisonburg, VA police refuse to release existing bodycam footage of fatal shooting, refuse third party investigation, citing “department preference.” HPD’s decision to not release the footage is raising questions about whether body cameras are being used as a tool of transparency or surveillance.

Little Printer is a white box with orange legs that costs more than your Deskjet. It prints a tiny “newspaper” each day filled with your schedule, to-do’s, friends’ birthdays, news headlines, and even the most-liked Instagram picture from your feed that day — all in black and white, of course. It’s an art project that wants to be useful, and to be a nostalgic relic of an age passed.

Periscope is a live video streaming mobile application where users can watch what other users around the world are doing. Broadcasters can send out a link for other users to connect to and watch what the broadcaster is up to. The creators thought of the idea when they heard of a major event happening and went to Twitter to get the latest news but could not find any video.